Summilux 35mm pre-asph photos

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Hmmmm. I see that picture all the time, and think that I shouldn't take it because the airplane will be so small. Now I see that kind of thinking is wrong.
 
The Paris picture of the Couple was pretty straighforward (as all my street shots). I had the lens ready, prefocused and the light measured in advance. The only thing left was to bring the camera to my eye and click as soon as there was something interesting happening.

The Yawning picture was shot with my M3 and the 21mm f3.4 super angulon lens.


My street gear was M3 camera for B&W (I used Agfa APX-400 exclusively during the trip) and a M4-P for color (the idea was that a newer camera has more accurate shutter speeds). I used Velvia 50 for my colors shots.
 
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Oh yes, he was ready to eat me alive... but only from far away. Those small dogs usually run away as soon as we get closer :) The one on the right was a poseur, only barking when the boss was barking. I love Dogs!

Yes Cuba... I wish I was there right now.
 
NB23, did you already compare the summilux pre asph and the summicron preasph 4th ? i have the summicron, even if it has the old leica look and a 3D effect, the bokeh is too much progressive for me ( even at f/2 ). I'm thinking about replacing it with the Summilux preasph ( already have the ASPH version ), what do you think ?
 
NB23 said:
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summilux vignettes? at widest aperture? It was surprise for me (at positive way). I considered to ditch of 35mm lens if I quit with digital and I haven't used this 35mm on filmbody yet. But it looks like I'll keep this for this pretty vignetting haha
 
Samsam, I have both and at apertures smaller than f2 the Cron is better in my opinion. At f2 the Cron loses a lot of contrast and of course you don't have the option of f1.4 while the pre-ASPH Lux gives quite a lot of vignetting at wider apertures. Mind you, if you are shooting on the street at EI 1600 you probably wont mind as long as you get some kind of image. A superior lens (optically) to the Lux is the f1.2 Nokton but it's just a bit too big and heavy for daily shooting. It's going to be very interesting to see how the new Nokton 35mm f1.4 compares to the Lux as it looks to be about the same size. Personally I'd wait for this because s/h Luxes are somewhat pricey.
 
tomasis said:
summilux vignettes? at widest aperture? It was surprise for me (at positive way). I considered to ditch of 35mm lens if I quit with digital and I haven't used this 35mm on filmbody yet. But it looks like I'll keep this for this pretty vignetting haha
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Ah, we posted at the same time and I said something similar about the vignetting. Another strange thing about the Lux is that the plane of focus isn't flat at wider apertures i.e. you kind of get a curve of sharp focus. And yes, there's loads of flare and coma and other stuff to help you get that '50s look :)
 
thx you lawrence for your answer, i've been asking several times but never got answers :) I should probably wait for the first Nokton 1.4 reviews.
However, the fact that the summilux preasph has vignetting and less sharpness than other lenses doesn't bother me, i prefer lenses with strong character :)
 
Samsam, I think replacing it for the excellent and unique 35 preasph would be a good thing to do. I never tried the asph nor the summicron, but I know very well the pre-asph has its followers.

About the vignetting, it isn't apparent on pictures, usually, exept when shooting bright scenes such as snow. Mainly because the meter get fooled. And with the higher contrast, the vignetting appears exaggerated. I still like it this way, doesn't bother me one bit.
 
Thanks you NB23 and 35mm delux, i think i will sell my Summilux ASPH and get a pre-asph, the summilux asph is too modern for me, and i prefer "vintage" tones.
Vignetting and extreme sharpness are not important to me, the main word for me is "Character"

35mmdelux, may you tell why you like the 35 Lux ASPH better ?
 
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How was the wedding?
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Awesome. Nearly 400 people. A lot of those attending were just in awe of the music and level of musicians and singers and said they had never experienced a wedding anything like this before. My wife (still getting used to saying that!) had quite the vision how she wanted this thing to turn out. When you marry a professional opera singer, you can't lose in the music department! :) And when I saw her emerge from behind the wall, it was almost surreal!

It was quite a project and it's amazing how many things could have gone wrong, but didn't. We had a crack sound crew that handed me the the master CD just as we got done with the (90 minute) receiving line. It couldn't have sounded much better if it had been produced in a studio. I got a CD of the RAW files from the photographer yesterday. The only thing left to get is the video now, which is still in editing.

I've been so busy with the house since we got back from the honeymoon. Got dumped on with more snow too. But if I ever get some free time, maybe I can get some pictures up to share. Thanks for asking, Ned.
 
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